All posts tagged "transport"
- Safer barriers installed in motorway upgrade
The final phase of work to install new, safer central reservation barriers along a stretch of the M6 is set to begin as part of an upgrade of the motorway. The steel central reservation is being replaced...
- Posted August 28, 2019
HS2 review commissionedThe fate of the multi-billion-pound high-speed rail project, and associated large-scale developments around Manchester and Crewe, will be decided by the autumn after the Government confirmed it has commissioned a review into “whether and how HS2 should...
- Posted August 21, 2019
- Highways England urging motorists to ‘check it before towing it’
Highways England is today calling on motorists to ‘check it before towing it’ following dramatic footage showing a trailer rolling down the M25 in Surrey. The incident happened on the Surrey/Kent border and caused five miles of...
- Posted August 21, 2019
- MAG and HS2 see high speed link to the North as key for a connected, global Britain
Charlie Cornish, CEO of Manchester Airports Group (MAG), met on Friday with HS2 Ltd CEO, Mark Thurston, at Manchester Airport to discuss progress on the development of the line to Manchester and the proposed station at Manchester...
- Posted August 12, 2019
- Manchester Airport CEO comments on proposed links between Leeds and Manchester
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised a faster rail route between Leeds and Manchester, claiming the benefits would be “colossal”. In a speech in Manchester he gave his backing to the trans-Pennine transport link to “turbo-charge the...
- Posted July 28, 2019
- Highways England issues driver advice for expected heatwave
Following a Met Office prediction of a heatwave across much of the UK this week, Highways England is offering advice to drivers on how to prepare. Forecasts show temperatures are expected to continue to climb, and could...
- Posted July 24, 2019
- Cheshire East to reimburse incorrect parking charges
Cheshire East Council will reimburse those who have incorrectly received penalty charge notices in some free car parks. An error has been identified during the a recent consultation to increase parking charges, which has seen 675 penalty...
- Posted July 5, 2019
- Cheshire East continues to plan for a greener future with HS2
Cheshire East Council is planning ahead for the arrival of HS2 and considering how an enhanced service and future development may affect the local environment. As part of the preparations, a planning framework, called an area action...
- Posted May 25, 2019
- Major M62 upgrade to speed up journeys enters latest phase
A major project to provide quicker and more reliable journeys for drivers on the M62 near Warrington will enter its latest phase early next month. Contractors for Highways England are nearing the completion of a new concrete...
- Posted May 20, 2019
- MP comments on HS2 proposals
Tatton MP Esther McVey is urging Government to listen to a local geologist who says routing HS2 through an area of current and historical salt mining is not safe. Ms McVey, who opposes the high speed rail...
- Posted April 12, 2019
